Rolling Plains
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Rolling Plains is a vast region of gently undulating grasslands and rangelands in Texas, known for its ranching, agriculture, and transitional landscape between the High Plains and more wooded areas to the east.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolling Plains canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physiographic region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| averageAnnualPrecipitation | about 18 to 28 inches ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Caprock Escarpment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cross Timbers NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwards Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
hot summers
ⓘ
mild to cool winters ⓘ semiarid ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Abilene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Angelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweetwater NERFINISHED ⓘ Vernon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wichita Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCounty |
Jones County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nolan County NERFINISHED ⓘ Scurry County NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor County NERFINISHED ⓘ Wichita County NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilbarger County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecoregionDesignation | Texas Parks and Wildlife Rolling Plains ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 1,000 to 3,000 feet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
cotton production ⓘ oil and gas production ⓘ sorghum production ⓘ wheat production ⓘ |
| landUse |
dryland farming
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ ranching ⓘ rangeland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
central Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ western Texas ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Brazos River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Plains ⓘ |
| soilType |
clay loams
ⓘ
sandy loams ⓘ |
| terrain |
gently rolling
ⓘ
undulating grasslands ⓘ |
| transitionalBetween |
High Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
more wooded regions to the east ⓘ |
| vegetation |
mesquite savanna
ⓘ
mixed grass prairie ⓘ shortgrass prairie ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.